#TRUSTJACKED

The #fieldsdatarecoveryscam confirmed how Trustpilot operates and why Trustscores and Trustboxes cannot be trusted.

It reveals how UK, European, US reviews and reviewer profiles are hijacked by Trustpilot Inc, an American company looking to become a $Billion Northzone - DraperEsprit - Earnst & Young IPO.

There is a very serious GDPR issue here - It is not just fake reviews - European / UK companies are signing up their clients to Trustpilot without making it clear how the data is processed and who has access to it.

The #Fieldsdatarecoveryscam revealed much more than paid for reputation management, Gaming, Cherry Picking and Widget Fixing.

It showed user profiles could be hacked - reviews changed and that the Trustpilot system does not protect personal data.

Any website with a database of email addresses can add reviews - only when a reviewer logs in and checks their own profile will they realise they are compromised.

There are hundreds and probably thousands of fake reviews and profiles added every day that go undetected - had I not exposed how Fields websites operated 2 years ago they would have averaged over 9.4 by now - but I only exposed Fields websites.

This brings me back to the original problem of why Trusted reviews and Trustworthy reviews platforms are fundamental to commerce and society. In this world of fake news, cybercrime, eWarfare and industrial scale fraud and scams permeating every layer of the internet we need all reviews sites to be fit for purpose, and Trustpilot must live up to its name.​

We do not want to be #Trustjacked.

Translation:

Peter Muhlmann 5Star Review for one of his investors KPMG

Copenhagen, DK, 57 reviews

Published 08 February 2009

Updated 17 October 2013

good treatment

"[Sensitive information removed] at KPMG in Aarhus, thank you for great treatment and competent advice."

But What Did Peter really get $140million for?

I feel #Trustjacked - Fake Trustboxes, Fake Trustscores

Trustjacked City WidgetFixing

Have you found something wrong about the Trustpilot Trustscores?

Did you realise your reviews and contact details are being hijacked?

Do you know who your personal details are shared with?

Do you understand what #TPwidgetfixing is and why it is used by scams conmen and fraudsters?

Have you been affected by the FieldsDataRecoveryScam or and Fields Group website or reseller like DataRecoverySpecialists dot co dot uk? Search Google for more information.

Have you realised #trustpilot has been #trustjacked by #reputation #management #racketeers who game and cherrypick to get fake trustscores?

The Trustjacking System

When it comes to leaving reviews on Trustpilot most individuals do not realise their reviews, reviewer profiles, buying habits and future adsense adverts are being hijacked by Trustpilot.

Company websites are also hijacked into joining and paying Trustpilot for reviews collection.

For both consumers and businesses I do not think Trustpilot is to be trusted, it is a good idea but it is also hijacked by conmen and its own sales hungry alcohol fuelled salesteams.

Trustpilot is a data protection nightmare under the GDPR - our data is shared with many subprocessors worldwide.

I may be wrong but I suspect the future of Trustpilot is North America reviews.

In over 10 years Trustpilot failed in Europe and needs the US consumers to fall for Trustpiloteverywhere marketing but the word Trust is bought by the highest bidder. Some of the biggest internet scams use Trustpilot.

Others are webmarketing managers trying to use Trustpilot to enhance their Trustscores or push negative reviews off screen.

You can spot them on the Trustpilot homepage carousel.

There are more trustworthy, better managed and secure reviews collection platforms that charge less.

As a member of the trustpilot community I am sure I have a good community spirit but I do not believe Trustpilot to be a good development, it is however the logical outcome of Google PPC / Adsense SEO domination.

Be clear on the subject of transparency Trustpilot compliance is more opaque than transparent.

Trustpilot is trying to be both a product sold by Trustpilot sales machine to justify the investment that finances its growth and the champaign lifestyles of its Trustys in conflict with its founders principles.

The Reality

That is the real Trustpilot Reality - buy into it you join the club and be a happy trusted consumer trying to share your honest experience or be a company who works out how to use fake trustboxes - fake trustscores because who cares - certainly not Trustpilot.

The world is being Trustjacked by Trustpilot.

Will the ICO investigate?

Trustpilots $Billion Unicorn IPO financed by $140million of venture capital backing. But who has access to Businesses and Consumer data that makes £millions

Trust is hijacked by conmen.

Reviews cannot be trusted.

Trustboxes and Trustscore are wrong.

Professional are adding insult to financial injury by effectively helping conmen.